Butterfly In Reef Tank...

[Terryz_]

thinking of putting butterfly in my tank which have coral and anenome... anyone success in doing this... one LFS told me if the butterfly is well fed it wun diturb the corals and anenome... possible/??

[metals99]

if u could ever get it to feed and i loves your food u gave more than the tasty corals where they graze on in the wild..

[Dazza]

tempting but not really advisable

[oceanics]

Only get to see them for 10 days... never buy anymore.

[Air]

Only get to see them for 10 days...    never buy anymore.

Same happened to me. So i deduced that my tank condition is not good enuff. later i buy again, die again. its untill my 4th 1 then i succeed. the problem with the past few butterfly is that they dont eat. once i saw my this butterfly eating, i know its gonna stay for good.

[mAriNe_enthusiast]

i have 1 butterfly fish b4...with my tubeworms and buttons in my tank.

It always consume the food i gave without hesistation.

But everynow and then it will take a bite at the button but not much obvious damage were done.

However, i believe it's better not to have a butterfly in ur reef tank esp with any precious coral u might have in ur tank tat u wouldn't want ur butterfly 2 disturb.

[proms]

Same happened to me. So i deduced that my tank condition is not good enuff. later i buy again, die again. its untill my 4th 1 then i succeed. the problem with the past few butterfly is that they dont eat. once i saw my this butterfly eating, i know its gonna stay for good.

hi,

All marine fishes are like that.....if they don't eat after you have brought it home. It will die.....so, it's a gamble.

Suggest that before you buy any fish, try asking the lfs folks to feed them in your presence. Cheers !

[Dispar_Anthias]

Hey some butterflies like chevron, long nose and copperband are known to be kept safely in reef tank

[Rock]

Curious, what do feed the butterflies as long nose/copperband that they do not saliva at the corols since they mouth so small and long ? Mysis shrimp okay ?

[tiger]

I also want to keep copperband butty, but was advise not too by LFS if got keep polyps cause she will eat them. Anyway, anione success with copperband, knows this fish always dun eat and waste away.

[Clownfish]

Many butterflies, by nature will disturb n eat corals....

it is possible to train them to eat other food onli if u starting training them veri veri young, preferable new-born....

however, it is still 'bo bao' that they will not switch to corals if they get the chance.... just like u start drinking beer after 18 years old n starting ###### after 16 years old....

[FuEl]

Copperband IMO harder to get to feed.

Long nose butterfly would be easier...Used to keep one that ate bloodworms on the first day i brought it home.

[Dispar_Anthias]

I also want to keep copperband butty, but was advise not too by LFS if got keep polyps cause she will eat them. Anyway, anione success with copperband, knows this fish always dun eat and waste away.

Yes its not always a sure reef safe fir butterflies but you may want to try it out as there are rather many ppl report with success